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Salman Rushdie Advocates Storytelling Amid AI Concerns

6/3/2025

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At the Hay Festival in Wales, Salman Rushdie voiced his worries about AI's lack of humor and shared how writing his book, Knife, helped him find closure after his 2022 attack. He championed the power of storytelling in a truth-challenged world, urging readers to seek engagement over didactic lessons in literature.

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At the Hay Festival in Wales, Salman Rushdie voiced his worries about AI's lack of humor and shared how writing his book, Knife, helped him find closure after his 2022 attack. He championed the power of storytelling in a truth-challenged world, urging readers to seek engagement over didactic lessons in literature.